The AlphaGrep Quantitative Research Lab at IIT Madras is a pioneering research initiative established with CSR funding of Rs. 5.65 crore from AlphaGrep Securities, a leading quantitative trading and investment firm. The lab conducts cutting-edge research at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and quantitative finance, focusing on financial markets and microstructure analysis, quantitative investment management, and quantitative risk management.
Led by distinguished faculty members from the Department of Data Science and AI – Professor Nandan Sudarsanam, Dr. Nirav Bhatt, Dr. Chandrashekar Lakshminarayanan and Dr. Arun Ayyar (Adjunct Faculty) – the lab represents a significant step forward in financial technology research. Under the guidance of Professor B. Ravindran, Head of the Wadhwani School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, the facility aims to advance the understanding and responsible adoption of AI in quantitative models, recognizing the quant community's pioneering role in embracing new technologies.
